I want find a part of myself that I feel shame about, or that I feel really scared of exposing to the world.

Unfortunately Seattle is my muse, for the better or worse of Seattle - I'm not sure.

I'd say I never considered myself a great architect. I'm more of a creative problem solver with good taste and a soft spot for logistical nightmares.

My way of looking at the world is that if it is true, it is funny and it is dark. No matter how dark it is, I just think it is funny. I can't help it.

I want find a part of myself that I feel shame about, or that I feel really scared of exposing to the world.

I got a huge knot in my stomach because if Antarctica could talk, it would be saying only one thing: you don't belong here. (277)

When I'm writing a book, I draw from my immediate experience, and my books are therefore almost a snapshot of where I am at that moment in my life.